When my cousin was young, I convinced him that a pointy spear from a BBQ grill set was actually a sword, and that I stole it from Captain Hook. Fortunately for my cousin, he's not as gullabe today.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- That captain hook lived in my closet on the very top shelf.Anon
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- I used to think a second cousin meant a cousin’s cousin.— Carlos Almonacid
- I used to beleieve (when VERY young; 12 actually!) that cat burglars stole cats!— Woody
- I used to believe that Paul Simon was my cousin. He isn't.Anon
- My cousin, who's my age always thought there were two n's in the alphabet. 'l-m-N-o-p' and 'w-x-y-N-z'— Ashley